Florida's secretary of state says it doesn't make sense to continue taking up state archive space with ballots from the 2000 presidential election. ...more

June 2, 2008

Although I was invited to see Sen. Barack Obama last week at his campaign rally in Tampa, I decided not to go because I didn't want to jinx him. ...more

May 25, 2008

There is a brief scene in the HBO docudrama "Recount" in which Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris is alone in her Tallahassee office looking out the window. ...more

May 25, 2008

Recidivism: Society's Curse? Career criminals are in the news daily; we are the victims. ...more

May 25, 2008

It's not a horror movie, although it is Hollywood spin. But to many Floridians, HBO's homage to the 2000 presidential vote-counting debacle will be a cringe-inducing look back at democracy in action in their home state — and it might prompt questions on whether, in this presidential election year, it could happen again. ...more

May 12, 2008

To many Floridians, HBO's homage to the 2000 presidential vote-counting debacle will be a cringe-inducing look back at democracy in action. ...more

May 12, 2008

Blame Florida Officials Regarding Daniel Ruth's column "People Have Shed Blood For This?" (Metro, April 30): ...more

May 6, 2008

He has been called by some the most stubborn man in America, by others the most unreasonable. ...more

February 25, 2008

Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president. ...more

February 24, 2008

Remember the hanging chad and the butterfly ballot from the 2000 presidential season? These infamous terms still leap into the mind when thinking of that race, not to mention the lingering conviction of a few that Al Gore, who had more popular support, was cheated out of the White House. This year, it's the superdelegates' turn to make voters shake their heads and wonder why the democratic process in the United States has so many caveats. ...more

February 18, 2008